Tuesday, March 13th, 2018
Pak Navy Chief awarded with King Abdul Aziz Medal of Excellence in Riyadh
RIYADH, MAR 13 (DNA) – Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi has been conferred award of ‘King Abdul Aziz Medal of Excellence’ of Royal Saudi Forces. He was given this award in a ceremony held in Riyadh. Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi met with Chief of General Staff of Royal Saudi Armed Forces and Head of Royal Saudi Naval Forces during the visit of the Saudi Arabia. During the meeting, they also discussed professional matters and bilateral defense cooperation. Chief of General Staff of Royal Saudi Armed ForcesRead More
Careem driver shot dead in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: A driver of a ride-hailing service, Careem, was gunned down in the federal capital on Monday, the company has confirmed the incident. “We sadly announce that our Captain Sajawal Ameer was killed last night at 10:35 pm in a car snatching incident,” reads the statement issued today (March 13). The statement further adds, “His death is a terrible tragedy and Careem mourns with his family and prays for Sajawal Ameer’s soul. This is the second such incident to have occurred in Islamabad in the recent past”. The company has requestedRead More
Iran provided Pakitsan all intelligence information on Indian spy Kulbhushan Jhadav: FM Zarif
ISLAMABAD, MAR 13 (DNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has spoken on the much controversial issue of Kulbhushan Jhadav with Pakistan. He said that Pakistan was provided with all intellicence, Iran had on Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav. Zarif, who is in the country on a three-day official visit, expressed these views during an interview with an anchorperson of a private media outlet. “There were two suicide attempts near Pakistan and Iran border last night but they were countered with efforts of both the countries,” he shared. “We had excellent cooperation from Pakistani armed forces.Read More
1,671 Pakistani soldiers deputed in Saudi Arabia, NA told
ISLAMABAD, MAR 13 (DNA) – Pakistan has deployed as many as 1,671 armed forces personnel in Saudi Arabia, followed by 629 in Qatar and 66 in the UAE, Minister for Defence Khurram Dastgir Khan informed the National Assembly. In his written reply to the Lower House on Monday, the minister said 912 personnel are deployed under Saudi Ministry of Defence while 759 are under the Ministry of Interior of the kingdom. In breakdown of the stats, 742 of the 912 personnel belong to the army, 108 from Navy and 62 from theRead More
Iranian foreign minster meets COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa
RAWALPINDI, MAR 13 (DNA) – Javad Zarif, Foreign Minister of Iran called on General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) at GHQ. During the meeting ,matters of mutual interest, regional security and Pak-Iran relations came under discussion. The visiting dignitary appreciated bilateral security engagements during the recent months and measures initiated by both sides to improve Pak-Iran border security. COAS said that regional peace is dependent upon wider cooperation within West Asia. We all need to cooperate to root out transnational security/ crimes threat.
Shehbaz Sharif elected as permanent PML-N party president
ISLAMABAD, MAR 13 (DNA) – Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif was elected unopposed as the president of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz, weeks after he took up the charge in an interim capacity. The decision to elect the younger Sharif as party’s president was made last month after the supreme court disqualified former Premier Nawaz Sharif from holding the presidency of his party. After the top court verdict, announced in the Election Act 2017 case, Shehbaz’s name was put forward, for the presidency, by his elder brother Nawaz Sharif during aRead More